SECTION 550.704. Storage of Medication

(a) A center must adopt and enforce a written policy for the storage and administration of medication at the center. The policy must include protocols and procedures for:

(1) labeling;

(2) storage;

(3) integrity;

(4) control; and

(5) accountability of all medications stored by a center;

(b) A center must store over-the-counter (OTC) stock medications separately from medication brought to the center by an adult minor or a minor's parent. The OTC medication must include a medication label that includes:

(1) the medication name;

(2) strength;

(3) manufacturer's name;

(4) lot number;

(5) expiration date;

(6) recommended dosage for safe use; and

(7) applicable cautionary or accessory labeling.

(c) A center must only receive prescription medication from an adult minor or a minor's parent and in the original and labeled container issued by a pharmacy.

(d) A center must store medication in a locked cabinet, located in or convenient to a nurse's station or other central location.

(e) A center must keep Schedule II substances in separately locked, securely fixed boxes or drawers in the locked medication cabinet and under two locks.

(f) A center must keep medications requiring refrigeration in a separate locked box in a separate refrigerator from the refrigerator the center uses to store food.

Source Note: The provisions of this §550.704 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875